Growing a Crop of Algae on Dairy Manure.(Agricultural Research Service microbiologist Walter Mulbry)(Brief Article) From: Agricultural Research | Date: July 1, 2000| Author: Comis, Don | COPYRIGHT 2000 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The first outdoor test of using algae to clean liquid manure from dairy barns has begun at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center in Maryland.

Agricultural Research Service microbiologist Walter Mulbry has installed an algae scrubber system near the center's 300-cow dairy barns.

The algae grow in four raceways that are each 50 meters long by 1 meter wide. A similar system is used to treat wastewater from high-density ponds used for fish farming, and...

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